The Puppy Had a Note Tied to Her Paw-and Someone Promised to Call at Noon

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Then the puppy’s knees buckled.

She caught herself before she fell and immediately checked the paper beneath her paw.

I grabbed the fleece blanket I kept behind my seat and approached sideways so I would not look threatening. She watched my hands instead of my face. Her ears lay flat against her small yellow head, continue reading …